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| [[File:LukeSmith.jpg|thumb|Luke Smith in [[ViDoc]] ''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: Carnàge Carnivàle|Carnàge Carnivàle]]''.]]
| | '''Luke Smith''' is a [[Bungie]] employee that is a community writer for Bungie. |
| '''Luke Smith''', also known as '''lukems''' on Bungie.net, is a lead artist working for [[Bungie]], and a former community writer. | |
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| He was originally a video game journalist, working at Kotaku and 1up.com,<ref>[http://kotaku.com/gaming/luke.s-orbital-halo/feature-1ups-luke-gets-an-extra-life-256505.php '''Kotaku''': ''Feature: 1Up's Luke Gets An Extra Life'']</ref> and was notable for writing a critical piece disparaging ''[[Halo 2]]''. Later, he was accepted into [[Microsoft]] and Bungie Studios to be an interface between Bungie and the fan community in March [[2007 (real world)|2007]], and is believed to be the replacement for Kevin Paul. | | He was originally a video game journalist, working at Kotaku and 1up.com<ref>http://kotaku.com/gaming/luke.s-orbital-halo/feature-1ups-luke-gets-an-extra-life-256505.php</ref>, and was notable for writing a critical piece disparaging ''[[Halo 2]]''. Later, he was accepted into Microsoft and Bungie Studios to be an interface between Bungie and the fan community in March 2007, and is believed to be the replacement for [[Kevin Paul]]. |
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| Luke Smith is characterized as a highly competitive player by his colleagues, and one of the most skilled ''Halo 3'' players in Bungie Studios, and is notable for his "frank, uncensored opinions". | | Luke Smith is characterized as a highly competitive player by his colleagues, and one of the most skilled ''[[Halo 3]]'' players in Bungie Studios, and is notable for his "frank, uncensored opinions". |
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| The name and description of the [[Steaktacular]] Medal ("Luke owes you a steak dinner.") come from a [[Hump Day Challenge|Bungie Hump Day Challenge]] in which Smith bet "a fantastic steak dinner at a real classy joint" that he could beat another team, led by [[Frank O'Connor]], by at least 20 points. Luke's team won 50-21. Another match was played for bragging rights, and they again won, this time by a margin of 50-27.{{Ref/Site |Id=SteaktacularArticle|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013170348/http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12557|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie.net : Humpday Challenge: Steaktacular : 6/21/2007 4:45 PM PDT|D=29|M=7|Y=2022}}
| | His Bungie.net account is "'''lukems'''" and his gamertag is "'''TJ Scoot'''". |
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| ==Trivia==
| | He is also the only Bungie staff not to wear [[Recon]] and the flaming helmet chest piece. As [[Brian Jarrard]] (A.K.A. ske7ch A.K.A. sketchfactor) jokingly quoted: "...too cool to wear the team uniform apparently."<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/images/News/WeeklyUpdate/Humpday%20Image%20Archives/04.09.08/humpday_ghosttownteam.jpg An Edited Screenshot Image by Lukems]</ref> |
| *Luke Smith's gamertag is "'''Bang Shed'''".
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| *He is the only Bungie staff not to equip their ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer Spartan [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon armor]] and the flaming helmet chest piece. As [[Brian Jarrard]] jokingly quoted: "...too cool to wear the team uniform apparently."<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/images/News/WeeklyUpdate/Humpday%20Image%20Archives/04.09.08/humpday_ghosttownteam.jpg '''An Edited Screenshot Image by Lukems''']</ref>
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| *His quote regarding the [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan laser]] references ''Star Wars''{{'}}s Obi Wan Kenobi's line about the lightsaber: "It's not overpowered, it's an elegant weapon from a more civilized age."
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| *Luke is featured in the ''[[Halo 3 ViDoc: And on the Seven7th Day...]]'' in which he appears, alongside [[Shishka]] as his multiplayer avatar.
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| [[Category:Bungie staff]] | | [[Category:Bungie Staff]] |
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